It is the totality of the evidence that must be evaluated and assessed together. The trial court cannot pick and choose the evidence to be assessed.

Where findings are not supported by the totality of evidence, and the evidence does not entail assessment of witness credibility, the appellate court is in as…

Admission against interest by a party's own witness is relevant and admissible evidence. Where the party does not treat the witness as hostile, the evidence must…

Counsel supplies his expertise to edify the facts with a view to procuring judgment. He cannot supply the facts, which belong exclusively to his client. Counsel…

Oral evidence must bring out the facts as averred in the statement of claim. Without such evidence, the statement of claim remains useless. The oral evidence…

Denial of a landlord's title is a very serious affair. Such denial is treated by the courts as gross misconduct and results automatically in forfeiture.

The alienation of land by a customary tenant without the consent of the landlord will result in forfeiture.

Parties are bound by their pleadings, and facts not pleaded go to no issue.

It is now firmly settled that what is admitted needs no further proof.

Issues for determination in an appeal must be formulated or distilled from the grounds of appeal themselves and not from anywhere else.

The concept of customary tenancy is peculiar to customary law and has no equivalent in English law. Where the tenant unequivocally recognises the overlordship of the…

An omnibus ground of appeal is a general ground of fact complaining against the totality of evidence. It cannot be used to raise any issue of…